MEDIA RESOURCES

The Lottery’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications team leads the outreach efforts highlighting the Lottery’s mission of raising additional, supplemental funding for education.

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Lottery Media Contacts

Carolyn Becker, Deputy Director

Michael Bond, Information Officer I

Greg Parashak, Information Officer I


If you're not with the media, please contact our main Customer Service Department at 1-800-LOTTERY (1-800-568-8379)

October 2024 Press Releases
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March 2024 Press Releases

MARCH 30 - As the Powerball® Jackpot Approaches $1 Billion, CA Lottery Reminds Players – Don’t Buy Tickets Online

MARCH 29 - Back-to-Back Billion-Dollar Announcements for CA Lottery

MARCH 28 - Boosting the Bottom Line: Lottery Sales – Good for Communities Across CA

MARCH 27 - Mega Millions® Jackpot Evades California Lottery Players Once Again, But One Lucky Ticket Still Wins $1+ Million

MARCH 26 - Is Billion the New Million? CA Lottery Puts This Week’s Giant Jackpots Into Context

MARCH 25 - Every Dollar Counts: Two Giant Jackpots Fuel Funding for California Public Education

MARCH 24 - $2.4 Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in Southern California

MARCH 23 - More Than $1.8 Billion Up for Grabs: Top 5 Things California Lottery Players Should Know

MARCH 22 - As Mega Millions® Jackpot Approaches $1 Billion, CA Lottery Reminds Players to Be Responsible

MARCH 20 - $1.7 Million Winning Mega Millions® Ticket Sold at Lucky CA Lottery Shop in Sacramento

MARCH 19 - BREAKING NEWS: Mega Millions® Jackpot Just Increased to an Estimated $893 Million

MARCH 18 - $645 Million up for Grabs in Tonight’s Powerball® Drawing

MARCH 15 - California Lottery Reveals Who Won Massive $1.765 Billion Powerball® Jackpot

MARCH 13 - Dueling Jumbo Jackpots –A Winning Combination for California Schools

MARCH 12 - Jackpots Keep Jumping! Tonight’s Top Prize for Mega Millions® Offers Players a Chance at $735 Million

MARCH 11 - Powerball® Jackpot Springs Forward to $532 Million

MARCH 8 - Will There Be a Weekend Winner With $1.2 Billion in Jackpots up for Grabs?

MARCH 7 - Expressions of Excitement and Surprise From California’s Latest Winner on How He Won a $2 Million Scratchers® Prize

MARCH 6 - California Lottery Promotes Problem Gambling Awareness

MARCH 6 - California Lottery Makes Another Millionaire, While Mega Millions® Jackpot Keeps on Rolling

MARCH 5 - Mega Millions® and Powerball® Now Offering Combined Jackpots of $1.1+ Billion

MARCH 1 - Will California Lottery Get a $600 Million+ Mega Millions® Jackpot Winner Tonight? It’s Never Happened Before

February 2024 Press Releases
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December 2023 Press Releases
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October 2023 Press Releases

OCTOBER 31 -  Haunted by Previous Lottery Experience, Scratchers® Player Enjoys $2 Million Worth of Redemption

OCTOBER 26 -  Colorful Surprise for Latest CA Lottery Instant Millionaire!

OCTOBER 25 -  SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot Winner Comes Forward, Claims $82 Million Prize

OCTOBER 19 -  California Lottery Player Stops to Fill Up – Buys Mega Millions® Ticket Worth More Than $1.4 Million!

OCTOBER 19 -  Winning Ticket Hits $18 Million SuperLotto Plus® Jackpot

OCTOBER 18 -  Scratchers® Player Asks Store Clerk to Choose Which Game to Buy – Ends up Walking Out the Door a Multimillionaire! 

OCTOBER 12 - $1.765 Billion Powerball® Jackpot Update: Kern County Business Located in Small Town Celebrates Huge Win  

OCTOBER 12 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference in Frazier Park Where Jackpot-Winning Powerball® Ticket Worth $1.765 Billion Was Sold

OCTOBER 11 - CA Lottery Raises More Than $100 Million for Public Education Thanks to Tonight’s $1.7 Billion Powerball® Jackpot

OCTOBER 10 - Another Powerball® Drawing, Another California Lottery Player With a Million-Dollar Win!

OCTOBER 9 - With Powerball® Jackpot at $1.55 Billion Tonight, CA Lottery Reminds Players of Two Major Warnings

OCTOBER 8 - Another $1+ Million Powerball® Ticket Sold in California

OCTOBER 7 - Mega Millions® Ticket Sold in California Wins $2.3+ Million; Tonight’s Powerball® Jackpot Estimated at $1.4 Billion

OCTOBER 5 - Fresno Fairgoers Can Join the Play in Person – Experience California Lottery Live!

OCTOBER 5 - Two Powerball® Tickets Sold in California Each Win More Than $1.2 Million; Jackpot Rolls to an Estimated $1.4 Billion

OCTOBER 4 - Players From Throughout the Southwest Flocking to One CA Lottery Retailer as Powerball® Jackpot Tops $1+ Billion

OCTOBER 3 - CA Lottery Celebrates 38th Anniversary, Announces Record Revenue Raised for Public Education

OCTOBER 2 - Powerball® Jackpot at $1.04 Billion Tonight: Why Are Jackpots Getting So Big?

OCTOBER 2 - Media Availability TODAY: Powerball® Makes History With Another Billion-Dollar Jackpot

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